Where does “*sparrō” come from?

*sparrō (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sparrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)par- — beam, log.

*sparrō (Proto-West Germanic): beam, bar

Definitions

  1. beam, bar

Ancestry of “*sparrō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsparrôa wooden beam, a log
2Proto-Indo-European(s)par-beam, log

Words derived from “*sparrō

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)par-Every word from Proto-Germanic sparrô